Chemsol Appeals Dismissal of Challenge to Liquidation Extensions During AD/CV Evasion Investigation

Chemsol and MC International appealed the March 20 dismissal by the Court of International Trade of its challenge to CBP’s extensions of the liquidation deadline for its entries in the context of an investigation of antidumping and countervailing duty evasion (see 13032104). Plaintiffs Chemsol and MC International argued that the investigation was inactive because CBP and ICE had not requested new information from the companies, and so CBP was unjustified in its extensions. But the court said CBP was within its rights to extend the liquidation deadlines, because the investigation was active in that CBP was seeking information elsewhere. CBP isn’t restricted to seeking more information only from the investigated companies, it said.